Re: RE: Cult: Late moving-discenting opinion

About moving irises in a so-called off-season!  Last Spring I took the bull 
by the horns and moved part of my rebloomer bed that I wanted to move  last 
fall, and never got it done!  SO I moved them in early April, trying to keep 
the dirt on,  This move was not more than 6 feet and they weren't exposed 
more than a possible 10 minutes.  A few actually sent up bloomstalks and 
lived, but I regret to say that I lost a lot of my alphabet A to F (I plant 
alphabetically)--- and you know that includes all those whose names begin 
with AUTUMN, so I was really devastated and I don't recommend that kind of 
move.  But usually I have found that irises can be moved any time!  Perhaps I 
should qualify the move by saying, that the irises were the ones closest to 
my neighbor who has irises that are not given the TLC they need, so her 
borers had had a good time in that bed, which undoubtedly helped the problem 
with those who were not as strong-minded to withstand the onslaught!  But I 
would not move a whole bed at that time again --- but, who knows, left to be 
borer food might have given the same results!  You can't win!!!!  Rosalie nr 
Baltimore USA  zone 7 where it's warming up again.  ryfigge@aol.com

 

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